Overview
- David Harbour reprises his role as the franchise’s hard‑hitting Santa Claus.
- Universal Pictures has set a theatrical release for December 4, 2026.
- Tommy Wirkola returns to direct from a screenplay by Patrick Casey and Josh Miller.
- 87North founders Kelly McCormick and David Leitch are producing, with Universal executives Matt Reilly and Tony Ducret overseeing.
- Character details for Kristen Bell and Daniela Melchior remain undisclosed as plot specifics stay under wraps, with creators having teased a bigger scope and expanded mythology.